Hi Everyone I have not been on in quite a while, life has been busy. I wanted to let you know that Peter had his blood test the other week and we are over the moon that his PSA is now 0.88. The...
My husband experienced pain when urinating around the 20 week mark and also had problems with urgency. When he had to go he had to go NOW!! There were a few accidents with bowel and bladder. Fatigue...
Hi EveryoneWell Peter completed his RT on 25 January and did suffer the side effects of bladder and bowel problems. He was also very fatigued, which was exacerbated by his condition following his...
Hi EveryoneWell Peter started his RT treatment on 29 November, so he has had two treatments. We have been very happy with the staff at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne. The first day Peter...
Well Peter had the gold seeds put in today. Apparently the nurse said he got a bit distressed by it, but I expected he would. I think it is partially due to brain damage from the stroke. He gets very...
Many thanks for your post David. We finally decided on the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and Peter's doctor is Dr Tai. We did see another doctor at The Alfred but finally decided on PMcC. Actually...
Thanks for your reply. I haven't started the daily two hour round trip but I know what you mean. It will be a drag but a necessary one. Fortunately, the radiotherapy unit Peter is attending is just...
Hi FolksWell the doctor we saw on Wednesday phoned me and said she had contacted Peter's doctor overseas and he said the cusadex will not be given to Peter until further blood tests are done before...
I am hoping to hear from the Peter Mac today. That doctor yesterday was a junior doctor and she was probably just given the reviews to do, no decision making. I will be having a word with her about...
Thank you so much for the reassurance. We went to Peter MacCallums today and were disappointed. In fact, I wasn't a happy bunny. Peter's doctor had been called away overseas due to a family crisis...
Hi FolksWell I have not been on the site for a few weeks because I just had to get my head straight. I felt I was drowning and my insides were in knots most of the time. I just wanted time out before...
I am so sorry to read your post CC. It is so difficult to know what to say in such a situation. I understand to a degree how you are feeling at the moment, as my husband had a massive brain...
I'm so very sorry to hear this news. I sincerely hope that the doctors can come up with something that will be of help to you. I hope you physically feel better soon. Mentally takes longer of course!...
Many Happy Returns!!! I know what you mean about 60 being different. 50 never bothered me but 60 was a bit of a shock. Now I think it's just a number. Enjoy this birthday and embrace it. You deserve...
The consultant rang me at 8.30am this morning to tell me he had the result of Peter's blood test taken yesterday. It had gone down to 8 (it was 9.74 on 28 May, 10 last November). He had the test...
Peter and I got an early appointment at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne, following a multi-disciplinary team meeting who decided that surgery was out of the question for Peter with his...
So very sorry to hear about your friend's passing. Prayers will be said for his family. Carole...
Wishing you the very best over the next few weeks and a positive outcome. Carole...
So sorry to hear about your husband's hospitalisation. He is in my prayers for a good outcome....
My husband had severe sleep apnoea and used a CPAP machine for about three years. He lost almost three stone and now doesn't even snore, never mind have sleep apnoea. As others have said, I don't see...
Hi me againI forgot to ask if most of those who had RT had the six month HT before they commenced the RT. What is the reasoning behind it. She said it brought the PSA down to around 2. I forgot to...
Hi EveryoneWell we got the results today and thank goodness they were both clear. The radiotherapist/oncologist said that Peter's cancer was a T3a, and that the cancer was at the apex of the prostate...
Dreamerboy Thanks for your reply. I will have a look at Dr Ornish's diet. I will also have a go at putting the spices in Peter's pomegranate juice. The only thing Peter doesn't have is the Green Tea,...
Well said!!! Carole...
Wonderful news. I am so pleased that you and your wife are in such good spirits. Great picture!!!...
Thank you for that Paul I appreciate it. I thought red meat was bad for PC. So you can eat a little red meat and chicken??We have never been big meat eaters, but since Peter got the dx I have been...
Hi Everyone Well our date for meeting the oncologist is getting closer and my anxiety is getting higher!! I have just read a post that mentioned Snuffy Myers who approaches PC with diet and...
I have decided to stop reading the books about PC because I think this is what is helping to push up my BP. Last night I was on YANANOW until very late reading about diagnosing and staging. It was...
I'm so pleased you had a good time in Europe, despite the theft and bad experience with the hotel. Peter and I emigrated to Australia in our early 20's with two little boys. We had a daughter in Oz...
Thank you so much for your replies. I did not receive an automatic email that there had been a response to the thread so that is why there is a delay in replying. I am really grateful for the lengthy...
I am so sorry to hear about your new cancer scare and the difficult operation you may face. It is hard to understand why bad things do keep happening to good people. I have thought about that many...
Thank you so much for all your replies. Today started bad for me. I was feeling very frightened and spent most of the morning walking around the house crying. The only good thing that came out of...
Chrissie I am so sorry to hear about your husband's advanced cancer and also of the affect it has on your relationship. I am new to this site, as my husband has only just been diagnosed and we are...
I have spent all my spare time on this site since Peter's diagnosis and I keep getting different bits of information. I will sometimes be asking for more clarification, so I do hope you do not get...
I am new on this site and as yet do not know all the terms used. You say you were G9 but had the cancer spread from the prostate. We are waiting for my husband's whole body scan and CT scan to be...
Peter and I went to the GP on Saturday and we told him what the urologist had said. He was not happy about hearing how we had received no information from him, just told to have radiation. He also...
Thank you so much for your replies. It does help to know we are not alone in this. I have just posted on Where Are People From. We are now living in Melbourne and we have been referred to The Alfred...
My husband had his biopsy result two days ago which showed three cores positive for cancer, two scored 7 on the gleason scale and one scored 8. His PSA reading was 9.7. We went to see the urologist...